Large Intestine Dryness
Large Intestine Dryness
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Diagnostic Signs
Dry tongue with pale or red color and rootless coating
Fine (Xi)
Key Characteristic Symptoms
Diagnostic Considerations
Key characteristic symptoms of this pattern are the thin body and the dry stools that are difficult to get ride of.
Causes & Pathology
Common Causes
Some dry and warm environment can cause this pattern.
Irregular eating habit, such as eating late at night, eating in a hurry, eating while working, can consume Body Fluids as well as Yin. It causes Stomach and the Intestines Dryness.
Pathological Mechanism
This pattern is featured by a state of Dryness and Body Fluids Deficiency in the Large Intestine and the Stomach, hence the symptoms of dry mouth, dry throat and dry stools. Also, it always happens together with Stomach Yin Deficiency, because the Stomach and the Large Intestine are closely related.
The bad breath is not caused by Heat but by the food retention after constipation.
Treatment Approach
Treatment Principle
Generates Body Fluids in the Large Intestine
Recommended Herbal Formulas
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